Aziz art May 2018

Henri Laurens
February 18, 1885 – May 5, 1954)
was a French sculptor and
illustrator.
Early life and education
Born in Paris, Henri Laurens
worked as a stonemason
before he became a sculptor. In
1899 he attended drawing classes,
during which he produced works
that were greatly influenced by the
popularity of Auguste Rodin.
Career
Later Laurens was drawn to a new
gathering of artistic creativity in
Montparnasse. From 1915 he
began to sculpt in the Cubist style
after meeting Pablo Picasso,
Georges Braque, Juan Gris and
Fernand Léger.
Laurens was exempted from call-up
for the First World War, after having
a leg amputated in 1909 due to
osteo-tuberculosis.
design and decoration. In 1915 he
illustrated a book for his friend, the
author Pierre Reverdy.
In 1938 he shared an exhibition
with Braque and Picasso that
travelled to major Scandinavian
cities. In 1947, he made prints for
book illustrations. In 1948 he
exhibited his art at the important
international Venice Biennale. That
same year, he exhibited at the
Galerie d'Art Moderne in Basel,
Switzerland.
A great many of his sculptures are
massive objects. An example of this
style is the monumental piece
L'Amphion, created in 1952 for the
Central University of Venezuela,
Caracas after a request from the
architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva.
L'Amphion located at the Central
University of Venezuela, Caracas
Multi-talented, Laurens worked
with poster paint, and collage, was
an engraver and created theatre
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